ceirtlín
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Irish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈcaɾˠhl̠ʲinʲ/, /ˈcaɾˠtʲlʲinʲ/, /ˈcɛɾˠhl̠ʲinʲ/[1] (as if spelled cearthlín/ceairtlín/ceirthlín)
Noun[edit]
ceirtlín m (genitive singular ceirtlín, nominative plural ceirtlíní or ceirtlíneacha)
- ball (quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape), clew
- anything roughly ball-shaped
- Rinne an ghráinneog ceirtlín di féin.
- The hedgehog curled up into a ball.
- heap, lump
- well-set, well-built or beefy person
Declension[edit]
Declension of ceirtlín
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Derived terms[edit]
- tochrais ar do cheirtlín féin (“to work in one's own interest, have an axe to grind”)
- déan ceirtlín díot féin (“to curl up (into a ball)”)
Mutation[edit]
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
ceirtlín | cheirtlín | gceirtlín |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References[edit]
- ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 84
Further reading[edit]
- “ceirtlín”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), chapter 8509, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ceirtlín”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 133
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ceirtlín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN